I argued much the same thing with him when Rin and I were trying to talk him down: that we have no idea how the AI will react in the event of Captain Drake's death. For all we know, the AI's protocols are too degraded to pass on command, or it's developed loyalty, or it wouldn't recognize command at all. The potential problems are myriad.
[ Jiaoqiu has a number of excellent arguments regarding mercy killing and euthanasia that he could pose, but he doesn't. According to L3TH3, Captain Drake has been in unmedicated agony for twenty years. It doesn't bear thinking about. For a man to undergo that much suffering for a mission just to be killed to have that mission taken away from him-- no, Jiaoqiu very much does think it's murder.
He just wishes Wolfwood had brought the idea to them as a group, so they could discuss it, so they could talk to Drake about potentially relinquishing command, something.
Zaeed's idea has him chuckling, distracted from his thoughts, and he slants a teasing smile over at him. ]
Surely a poker tournament would just make some people more stressed. I'd warrant we have a high number of competitive types.
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[ Jiaoqiu has a number of excellent arguments regarding mercy killing and euthanasia that he could pose, but he doesn't. According to L3TH3, Captain Drake has been in unmedicated agony for twenty years. It doesn't bear thinking about. For a man to undergo that much suffering for a mission just to be killed to have that mission taken away from him-- no, Jiaoqiu very much does think it's murder.
He just wishes Wolfwood had brought the idea to them as a group, so they could discuss it, so they could talk to Drake about potentially relinquishing command, something.
Zaeed's idea has him chuckling, distracted from his thoughts, and he slants a teasing smile over at him. ]
Surely a poker tournament would just make some people more stressed. I'd warrant we have a high number of competitive types.